Zack Greinke

Led by a big Japanese right-hander and a rookie from just down the road, the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed back to the NL Championship Series.

Cody Bellinger homered, drove in two runs and flipped over a dugout railing to steal an out for a dominant Yu Darvish, helping the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Monday night to finish a three-game sweep in their NL Division Series.

"We have a great team," said Bellinger, a rookie from nearby Chandler, Arizona. "And to come here and sweep them, beat them on their home turf is hard to do and pretty special."

Darvish, acquired from Texas in a trade deadline deal, struck out seven over five...

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